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Hopes and Dreams
Last Friday was the first of the weekly Jackson Free Press summer intern workshops. With more than a dozen people stuffed into our classroom around the long stretch of tables, ...
Deep as My Bones
Mama froze. She was holding something, a towel I think it was, and her hand stopped in mid air. Her incessant motion on pause for a moment, she looked at ...
The Lies We Tell
Last Friday's email brought this little gem to my inbox: Super PACs spent $23 million on deceptive or misleading advertising in GOP primary races, more than half of all advertising ...
The Wonder of it All
In the early 1960s, Mama and Papa leased an old, rundown gas station in Liberty, N.Y., in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains, and spent every weekend of one winter ...
A Woman's Power
Last week, I was part of a panel that explored the question of why more women don't run for public office, sponsored by She Should Run. The Washington, D.C.-based organization ...
Evolve My Mind
I have always measured the quality of my education against what my father taught me. School bored me mostly, but having a conversation with Papa rarely did. He was a ...
Resolution Tango
When I was younger, I would annually trot out the usual suspects when it came time to make my new year's resolutions. You know the ones: lose weight; quit smoking; ...
Ring a Bell
At the end of September, I took my vacation in Batesville. Unbeknownst to many--including the majority of Mississippians, I imagine--Batesville is the home to the Magnolia Grove Buddhist Monastery and ...
Home at Last?
When I was small, my parents seemed to think that moving to a new city to give my dad better job opportunities was a pretty cool thing to do.
Finding What's Right
It's easy to criticize. I know this intimately. In fact, I'm considering hiring a private detective to search for that half-full glass.
Recent Stories
City & County
What Is Lumumba’s ‘Jackson Plan’?
For anyone still on the fence over whom to vote for in the Democratic runoff next Tuesday, it's likely that reading through the Jackson Plan will move his or her ...
Editor's Note
The Johnson Legacy
Voters have an interesting choice as they head to polls for the second time May 21 to cast ballots for the Democratic Party runoffs.
Person of the Day
Jim Hood
The office of Mississippi's Attorney General Jim Hood has long been an advocate for victims of crime in the state. As such, Hood and his team of attorneys write and ...
City & County
City’s Attorney Details Jackson Lawsuits
During the campaign battles leading up to the primaries Tuesday, mayoral candidate Jonathan Lee, whose family business, Mississippi Products, is embroiled in numerous lawsuits, struck out at incumbent Mayor Harvey ...
City & County
City Attorney Details City Lawsuits, JATRAN Controversy
The Jackson city attorney and a lawyer suing the city on behalf of police officers discuss allegations that the city is facing a mountain of lawsuits.
Wellness
A Constant Risk
About six months ago, Candace Houston's world went wonky. That's when she learned that her cousin's persistent cough wasn't bronchitis. Instead, the diagnosis was tuberculosis, a highly contagious and potentially ...
Candidate
Williams: Part of the Solution
Patricia Williams' candidacy for Ward 3 comes from deep concern. As a life-long resident of the ward, she says it has gone downhill in recent years along with its young ...
Candidate
Jones: Living Up to Potential
John H. Jones Jr. is a highly educated and experienced administrator, and he wants to bring those qualities to the Jackson mayor's office.
City & County
Lee’s Legal Troubles Multiply
The week before the Democratic primary went from bad to worse for mayoral candidate Jonathan Lee when news emerged Monday that a fifth supplier, Diversey Inc., is suing his family ...
Person of the Day
Jobie L. Martin Classroom Building
A locally designed building on the campus of Hinds Community College has received a national award for excellence from the American Institute of Architecture.
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See the latest 100apathy The old paradigm of stodgy white men vs Black people is over and has been over. The paradigm now is ...
May 20, 9:51 p.m. on Low Turnout, Race Determined Runoff Candidates
Knowledge06 On Friday, the clarion ledger immediately posted the results of the WAPT poll as part of the banner heading on ...
May 20, 9:39 p.m. on WAPT Poll Shows Lee's Lead Over Lumumba Down Dramatically
justjess @myself (JUSTJESS) "POP HOLES & CHECKING RESIDENT TATUS" Good grief, the correction is "STATUS" It is past time to get ...
May 20, 8:33 p.m. on On the Issues: Lee vs. Lumumba
JLucas Ugh here we go again. i will be so glad when this stupid election is over.
May 20, 7:58 p.m. on Campaign Trickery: Lumumba a 'Race Traitor,' Lee a 'Rankin Republican'?
Knowledge06 Donna, it's on WAPT's website. Interesting details inside the numbers also.
May 20, 6:27 p.m. on Campaign Trickery: Lumumba a 'Race Traitor,' Lee a 'Rankin Republican'?
Campaign Trickery: Lumumba a 'Race Traitor,' Lee a 'Rankin Republican'?
By Donna Ladd